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“The mind and the world are constantly changing.It is just like a dream that the mind creates. You are not the mind. The mind is seen.
Then who is seeing the mind?
It is the consciousness who sees the mind, the Pure-Consciousness who knows the mind,
and That is your true Self.
That alone is Reality.
Realize That—Realize its truth in meditation and in everyday life.”

Sun March 29th, 2015 9:00 pm Manhattan, NYC
At the end of this special class with Shri Mahayogi, Anandamali asked the Master if he would accept questions from the attendees or if he would offer any words. Shri Mahayogi answered that he had blessed the two hours of class in silence, and that he would like to end it without disturbing the silence.

Just as the class was about to end, remembering that Ekanta had shared with her the gratitude and awe that he had for Shri Mahayogi and how he had wished to express these feelings at the end of the prior last class but instead had refrained himself, Anandamali spontaneously asked Ekanta if he would like to share any words.

Then, Ekanta, looking overwhelmed and blushing, began to speak slowly, pausing from time to time:

“Thank you, Shri Mahayogi, for taking on a body and coming to this planet, for coming to New York. When I first came to the class two or three years ago, after two weeks Anandamali asked if I had been practicing every day… It was from that point on that I began to practice every day… I was blown away. How calm my mind was! Is this Voo Doo? I couldn’t believe it… Thank you… for bringing this technique to us….”

We are so honored and blessed! Upon hearing Ekanta,
our Master offers the following words…

THE WORDS OF OUR GURUDEV:

“The Truth is already within each one of you. However, the mind gets in the way of you realizing That. If you can restrain and still the mind, then the Truth will emerge by itself. It is like waking up in the morning. At that moment, you will see that the past was just like a dream. The issue is, how quickly can you make this realization happen?

For more than three or four thousand years, Yoga has been studying and developing the method by which to realize this Truth. One of the discoveries in the wisdom of Yoga is that the mind and breath are closely related. This is exactly the same as what you experience every day. When you are upset or overexcited, the breath is disturbed. When the mind is peaceful, or in deep sleep, or when you are very content, the breath becomes still as if it has stopped. The mind being immersed in joy—therein lies the concrete secret of this Yoga. To control the mind is difficult, but to control the breath is easy. Controlling the breath is the same as controlling the body. The asana you did today helps you prepare for this and [advance in] that process.

A Great Being once said, “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Tomorrow will take care of itself.” This means that there is no need to suffer every day. Practice asana and meditation every day. If you do so, the wind [of suffering] will blow elsewhere. This undertaking requires perseverance. But consider this deeply—the result of many, many past lives is the life you are living now. Accomplish your life’s grand project [of Realizing the True Self] in this lifetime. Realize it while you are still alive, nay, Realize it even sooner. Practice Yoga with passion. If you do so, you can Realize it in one week. And, the Realization [of That] will be experienced nowhere but within you. That is your True Self. There is nothing that exists but the Absolute Existence. Therefore, That is the Truth of God. You are Absolute Existence, and you are Eternal God. Yes—Awaken to That, even this very night.